Chapter 46
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 46
Chapter Title: Tracking Mission - 4
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Stay still!
"They said rape them all. Are you guys psychopaths or something?"
"Even if a fight breaks out, we have to stop at subduing them. Vir doesn't know how to hold back, so in the worst case, someone might die."
On the flip side, it's not impossible for us to lose, either.
So, I decided to first figure out why Henna attacked us out of nowhere.
Vir.
It was because of Vir.
Thinking about it, our party was... a thief, a swordsman, a pregnant woman—and a pretty unique combo at that.
In a world where monsters corrupt women, a pregnant woman in the mix might not be all that rare.
But walking around with a goblin?
That went beyond suspicious straight into downright weird.
"Don't misunderstand.
Vir's a goblin I tamed."
"Tamed? He calls you 'mama'."
"Simple logic. That's how he follows me."
"Hmmm."
Vir and I share a mental link, so there's no misunderstanding on his end.
If anything, he understood my intentions better than anyone here, putting him in a state of extreme excitement—but he wasn't pouncing on Henna.
Conversely, if I'd harbored even the slightest hostility, he would've lunged at her in an instant.
It was a razor-thin tightrope walk.
Depending on my mindset, this whole place could've turned into chaos, so I was being way more cautious than usual.
"If you're a goblin tamer, then what's with the belly?
You didn't mate with a goblin or something, did you?"
Henna eyed me with utter contempt.
Clora didn't say it outright, but she was keeping her distance, too.
That told me all I needed to know about how adventurers viewed women who'd been ravaged by goblins.
Trisha spoke up with a bitter expression.
"That kind of accident can happen.
It's not the woman's fault, right?"
"Losing in the first place is the fault. At that point, whatever happens to you, you got no say.
And obviously, thinking of continuing as an adventurer after that is a lost cause."
"Don't worry. The one in my belly is this guy's child."
Kain grinned like an idiot, thrilled.
"Ah. I'm the husband..."
I poked Kain in the side.
"Si-hyeon's boyfriend. The baby's dad."
Henna didn't fully drop her suspicious glare, but the tense standoff eased.
"Henna. It was a misunderstanding."
"I know. Sorry for jumping the gun. Wasn't proper against a pregnant woman."
I hadn't expected her to admit fault so straightforwardly.
It didn't feel entirely unwilling, either—and it was convincing enough as an apology.
"Not that it's compensation or anything, but I'll give you some helpful advice.
Don't go deep today. Head back."
"Heading back without going deep is helpful advice?"
"Means bad timing.
The Sawblade Orcs are out on the battlefield, clashing with the imperial army."
"Sawblade Orcs?"
"God, you guys really know nothing!"
Henna continued, irritation clear but pressing on.
"The orc generals under Dumer.
Sawblade Orcs, Aberrant Orcs, Stake Orcs."
So that's why the fortress felt so empty inside.
The soldier's words about leaving minimal manpower behind to head out and fight checked out as fact.
Right on cue, faint shouts echoed from afar.
"Amateur adventurers who butt in will just die. Got it? Let's go, Clora."
"Thanks."
Henna turned away without a reply.
That's when it happened.
This time, screams rang out from nearby.
"Help!"
"Aaaagh!"
We all bolted out without a second thought.
My body felt heavy—precisely, my belly did—so I arrived at the scene dead last.
And what a disaster it was.
A mixed-gender quartet had lost to a pack of orcs and were being defiled.
"Urk! Nngh! Guh! Guh!"
"No, aaah. No... No!"
The orc gripped the woman tight with log-like arms, slamming his cock into her with destructive force.
The men were a total mess, only able to groan.
"This is why weaklings...!"
Henna moved to cast a spell, but the orc shoved the still-living woman forward as a shield and approached.
"Guh!"
"Ork! Save... Guh... Save me...!"
The woman couldn't even finish her plea.
Her lower belly bulged from the savage cock-thrusts, paralyzing her limbs.
The orc used her as a human shield against magic while shaking his hips with excited breaths.
Then, an explosive creampie.
Her belly visibly swelled from the sheer volume—it was on another level compared to any male we'd met so far, in quantity and intensity alike.
The woman passed out completely from that final creampie.
Another orc was crushing a woman beneath him, pounding away with such ferocity that each slap of his cock-base echoed like hitting a sandbag.
Henna didn't hesitate.
"If it's come to that, no helping it.
I'll burn 'em before they can even feel pain."
"Wait!"
I stopped Henna and stepped forward.
"What? You wanna die with 'em?"
"Vir! Take 'em out."
"Kieeeek!!"
Vir unleashed his pent-up rage.
Lightning Blade and Goddess Blade clashed, scattering golden thunderbolts around.
"Wha—what kinda magic is that?!"
As Henna recoiled in shock, Vir swept through the orcs like a crimson whirlwind.
The orcs, defenseless mid-fuck, dropped dead in seconds.
"...That's not goblin movement..."
Clora muttered.
Even skilled mages could see Vir was no ordinary goblin.
"Vir. Good job."
"Mama!"
Vir sheathed his blade and clung to me.
"..."
Henna's gaze was off.
Vir's strength had triggered her wariness; she was sizing me up as a potential threat.
But on the surface...
"Not bad, tamer. What's your name?"
"Si-hyeon."
"I'll remember it."
"I'm Trisha."
"I'm Kain..."
"Don't care about the rest! Let's go, Clora!"
The two finally left for real.
Left behind were two women half-mad from the shocking violation and the dying men.
"Should we carry them to the fortress?
They'd be safe there."
"The three of us?"
"Four. Including Vir."
"No way. Vir's our party's combat power."
"What about me?"
"You're the pack mule. Trisha's the guide."
"Harsh."
"You like being the guide? Even if I had a hundred guys, Vir couldn't lose."
"Doesn't mean we can just leave them..."
"Hold on. Got something to test."
I summoned another goblin from the Blood Domain.
Yupinel's child.
A Priest Goblin.
Visually, the Priest Goblin had no standout features.
Green skin, ugly as any other goblin.
If anything differed, it was the vibe.
Just standing there quietly with his mouth shut made him seem utterly unlike the others.
Appraisal.
The Priest Goblin had healing skills, as expected.
No <Prenatal Buff>, though.
Yupinel lacked Special Pregnancy.
So he wasn't an elite familiar like Vir, but hardly useless.
I tested by having Vir command the Priest Goblin.
"Vir. Order him to heal the injured adventurers."
"Virut."
Vir got it right away and issued the command.
Fun fact revealed: I could mentally link even with kids I didn't birth myself.
Because they came from a Blood Domain pussy?
Or born in the Blood Domain?
No clear reason, but I could probably command them directly without Vir if needed.
"Kirr."
The Priest Goblin sprang into action.
The men regained consciousness.
"Where..."
"Gasp!"
"Ophelia! Where is she?!"
The man flew into a rage at the sight of the collapsed women.
"Goblins! The goblins did this?!"
"Wait. That goblin healed you."
"Y-you are?"
"Tamer. These goblins are mine."
Both goblins clung to my legs.
"Take the women back to the fortress.
Be grateful you survived."
"...Thank you!
You're our lifesaver. Your name?"
"Si-hyeon."
The men struggled to their feet and carried the women toward the fortress.
"A healing goblin this time? Impressive.
Looks like he inherited Yupinel's power outright."
Trisha said, petting the quietly standing Priest Goblin's head.
I figured his healing might even surpass Yupinel's.
He'd saved a guy who'd bled out almost everything.
"Goblins inheriting parental abilities rare?"
"Very. Like, unheard of.
If goblins could pass down skills straight-up, the world's already lost to monsters."
"I agree. A priest's healing comes from faith earned through asceticism. No newborn monster should wield it—unless a true devotee."
Probably a special ability tied to the Blood Domain.
Turn any woman into a pussy and breed her, mass-produce monsters inheriting her powers.
A terrifying conclusion.
No wonder the <Demon King> quest focused on killing and raping.
Pairing Vir with skilled women was the fastest path to power.
To ruling as <Demon King>?
Anyway, time to name the new family member.
Mom's Yupinel, so consult her.
"Go back."
"Kirr."
Priest Goblin couldn't open portals, it seemed.
Vir opened one instead, and the Priest Goblin jumped in.
"Head back once? No need risking it."
A bit scared, honestly.
We could've been the ones shattered like that just now.
But Trisha and Kain didn't seem to think it that dangerous.
"Let's go farther. Got Vir. Might be good to scout what's risky now."
"While Vir fights, I'll protect you, Si-hyeon."
"Hmmm."
What?
Was I the only coward?
These guys were real-deal adventurers.
"Ah... Sorry. Wasn't considerate."
Kain suddenly hugged me.
What the hell?
"Pregnancy makes you tire easy. Let's head back. I'll support you."
"Just go."
I shoved Kain's arm away.
"Si-hyeon!"
"Back off. Don't cling.
Am I your wife?"
Better to walk than get pampered for tiring from pregnancy!
Couldn't even tell what pissed me off.
Being treated like that as a guy? Unacceptable?
Some things fine, some not.
Everything inside me was a jumbled mess long ago, making it all the more confusing.
"Grab the ears!"
Trisha snatched the orc's pointed ears and caught up late.
The forest near the fortress was a well-maintained supply route.
Clear path, no getting lost.
Just a few patrolling orcs.
We soon emerged into open ground,
and learned a few orcs were no issue.
"Charge! Push 'em!"
"Urk!"
"Tighten your gut and hold! Wanna get trampled by orcs?!"
Imperial soldiers—easily a thousand—clashed with hundreds of orcs.
So fierce, no one spared us a glance.
Instead of one big clash, dozens of groups fought separately, picking them off.
Everywhere, only death and injury— I panicked for a second.
"Si-hyeon!"
"Uh, uhh..."
"Snap out of it. Spacing out gets you killed."
"Thanks."
Weird.
Kain looked reliable for once.
His hands shaking, too.
"Join in? Plenty of adventurers are."
"Vir. You up for it?"
"Virut!"
Good.
"Tired of explaining why I bring a goblin everywhere.
Time to make a name for ourselves!"
"Two na ra man!"
Vir drew his blade.